In Greek, and Latin, and on Reid's Essays, the Reverend John Baird reports satis faction with the Students.

The Bursaries in the gift of the College were disposed of on competition.

A Book prize was, at the suggestion of the Teacher of Elocution, given for exemplary attendance and proficiency to Mr. Robert Thornton.

The Senate, while looking with satisfaction from some points of view, on the services rendered by the Students of Theology in the Mission field of the Church, is still not without its fears that some disadvantage, as respects their attendance on their College Classes and their power to profit by the Lectures, is connected with the employment of so many of them in labours of this kind. It is specially worthy of consideration how this might be avoided, or modified, in the case, at least, of those who have scarcely begun the Study of Theology.

The Senate has great satisfaction in bearing testimony to the harmony and decorous conduct which characterized the young men in the Boarding-house, and so far as they know, those residing outside of its walls, throughout the past Sessions. It is hoped that this state of things has been furthered by the occasional visits of Professors and other Members of the Senate to the domestic Table, and by the monthly devotional Meetings held, as before, on the Saturday. It is hoped by these means that those holy and spiritual habits have been cherished among the Candidates for the Ministry which Intellectual and even Theological studies, at least alone, will fail to secure.

Finally, they have to acknowledge, with gratitude to God, the general good health vouchsafed both to the Students and to their Instructors,-although not without one solemn lesson, as to the duty of redeeming the time and opportunities, in the death, near to the close of the Session, of one who had formerly been enrolled, not indeed this Session, among our aspirants to the Sacred office. They refer to Mr. Mitchell, a few years ago from Ireland, who, in the Providence of God, was arrested in an early stage of his preparations for the work, on which his heart had been set. His amiable disposition and seriousness had endeared him to his companions. "It was good that it was in his heart,'-we trust the Divine Master may have thus reckoned of him; and it is gratifying to find that he was sustained, in the prospect of death, by the Gospel of consolation, which he would gladly have preached to others. May the living be stimulated to diligence in working while it is day.

TORONTO, April, 1865.

MICHAEL WILLIS, Chairman.

REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE FINANCES OF THE COLLEGE.

The Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Management of Knox College, in accordance with the instructions of last Synod, for the purpose of taking steps to raise a sum sufficient at once to defray the expense of the College for the current year, and to meet the still unliquidated arrears of past years, present the following Report: —

On enquiry it was found that $8,315 would be needed to attain these objects. Following the course that had been adopted during the previous year, the Committee proceeded to divide this sum among the Presbyteries of the Church, according to the returned Membership of each, with this modification, however, as giving nearer approach to an equitable distribution than would be reached by taking numbers simply into account, that, the apportionment to the Presbyteries of Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, and London, was at the rate of 25 cents per Member; that of Brockville, Huron, and Grey, 15 cents per Member, and that of the other Presbyteries of the Church about 22 cents per Member. It was thought that these Presbyteries,-Guelph, Paris, Ottawa, etcetera, might fully be regarded as representing the average ability of the Church, and the amount apportioned to them are exactly what would have fallen to their share, had the distribution of the entire sum to be raised been simply according to numbers.

A Circular, setting forth the details of this distribution, and urging an earnest effort on the part of all to attain the desired object, was addressed to various Presbyteries, and to the individual Ministers likewise. Much success has attended this effort.

The entire sum raised during the year has been $5,520.23, or $2,794.77 less than aimed at, and $444.44 less than last year.

The failure of many of the Presbyteries of the Church to raise the amount expected of them may be partially explained by two circumstances, the monetary depression, owing to repeated defective harvests, and the increasing difficulty felt by those Presbyteries, which have large Mission fields, to do anything like meet the payments due to the Missionaries employed by them. These circumstances afford, however, but a partial explanation of the deficiency. It was unanimously agreed at the last Synod that a special effort should be made to liquidate the indebtedness of Knox College, previous to this Meeting of Synod. There is no evidence, on the part of some of the Presbyteries of the Church, of any effort being made to attain this object. Congregation, after congregation, is found returning the same sums as on the previous year, or considerably smaller ones, while a very large number, amounting to more than a fourth of the whole, have made no contributions at all. Nor are these in very small and struggling Congregations. In the beginning of June, a month after the period, when the accounts are formally closed for the year, there were twenty Congregations, of a membership ranging from 160 to 190, and with an aggregate membership of 4,911, which had failed to make the smallest remittance for College purposes. The Committee refrain from characterizing such a state of things; but, with deep regret lay it before the Board of Management, and through it, if it is thought fit, before the Synod. TORONTO, June, 1865.

JOHN M. KING, Convener.

CHAPTER XLII.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, 1865. March 14th, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The Letter of Mr. James Carlyle having been under consideration, it was,— Ordered, That, taking into account Mr. Carlyle's service since his connection with the School, his salary be increased at the rate of from $900 to $1,000 per annum from the 1st instant.

The Letter of the Reverend John Ambery having been under consideration, it was,Ordered, That it be intimated to Mr. Ambery that no alteration in the appointments of Examiners will be made at present.

The Letter of the Reverend W. F. Checkley, the Reverend John Ambery and Messieurs F. L. Checkley and 3. B. Fitch, laid before the Council at its last Meeting, having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That, as these Gentlemen have each received a gratuity of six months salary, in consequence of the discontinuance of the Model Grammar School, and as the Finance Minister of the Government has declined to entertain their claim, it being unusual in any of the Departments, the Council has no power to accede to their request. The appointment of an Inspector of Grammar Schools having been under consideration, it was,—

Ordered, That the Reverend George Paxton Young, M.A., be appointed as Inspector of Grammar Schools in Upper Canada.

The Letter of Doctor John H. Sangster, laid before the Council at its last Meeting, having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That his elementary Treatise on Algebra be approved as a Text-book in the Public Schools of Upper Canada.

In regard to the resignation of the Reverend Doctor Adam Lillie, it was,Ordered, That the Members of this Council desire to express their unfeigned regret at parting with the Reverend Doctor Adam Lillie,- -so long a faithful and most useful Member of this Body, and to assure him of their cordial respect and affection, and their earnest wish for his long life, usefulness and happiness in his new sphere of duty at Montreal, to which he has removed.

Several Statements of Accounts for the past year were laid before the Council and approved.

March 17th, 1865.

Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The Letter of Mrs. Dorcas Clark having been under consideration, it was,— Ordered, That this Council receives with deep regret the resignation of Mrs. Clark, as Mistress of the Girls' Model School,-a situation which she has filled with singular ability and faithfulness since the establishment of the School in 1852. During this long period Mrs. Clark has, by her great kindness and fidelity, her remarkable talents for government and teaching, contributed largely to form the character of a large number of Pupils and Teachers,-receiving the respect and affection of all who have been placed under her charge by her high Christian character and unwearied devotion to her duties. The Council is deeply sensible of the loss to the Girls' Model School by the retirement of Mrs. Clark from its management, but sympathises with her in her sense of duty to join her Husband in California, and earnestly prays that the Divine protection and blessing may accompany her, and that she may long live to reflect upon the usefulness of her labours in connection with our Public School System, and to enjoy the consolations of those Truths she has so faithfully exemplified, and so affectionately inculcated upon the minds and hearts of her Pupils.

The Letter of Miss Helen Clark and Miss Sarah Clark, having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That in receiving the resignation of Miss Helen Clark and Miss Sarah H. Clark this Council desires to record its unqualified admiration of their career, both as Pupils and Teachers in the Girls' Model School,-the great ability and fidelity with which they have discharged their duties,-imitating the example and following in the footsteps of their most excellent Mother, and securing the respect and good will of their Pupils, and of all who have had the pleasure of their acquaintance. The Council cordially wishes them every Divine and human Blessing, in accompanying their Mother to California, and hopes that their future career may be no less successful than their past. Several applications from Superannuated Common School Teachers were laid before the Council and approved. One application for a Pension was rejected.

April 26th, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The Letter of the Secretary of the Province having been under consideration, it

was,

Ordered, That the Salary of the Reverend George Paxton Young, M.A., Inspector of Grammar Schools, be raised to $2,000 per annum, from the 1st of May, 1865. It was further,

Ordered, That the Salary of Mr. Sefton, Music Master, be increased to $400, commencing on the 1st of January, 1865.

The Draft of an amended Grammar School Programme, having been laid before the Council by Chief Superintendent, it was,

Ordered, to be printed and reconsidered at the next Meeting.

Several applications from Superannuated Common School Teachers were laid before the Council and approved.

The following Text-books were submitted for the consideration of the Council: Lovell's General Geography, Hodgins' Easy Lessons in General Geography, Campbell's Geography, Hodgins' History of Canada.

April 28th, 1865. The Programme of Studies for Grammar Schools was further considered, and the decision of the Council was again deferred until next Meeting. May 1st, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The Programme of Studies for Grammar Schools, having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That certain named subjects for the Entrance Examination of Pupils in the Grammar Schools and Programme of Studies be substituted for those now in force.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDA 10 THE PROGRAMME OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL STUDIES.

1. The Programme of Studies for Grammar Schools is to be regarded as the model upon which each School is to be organized, as far as practicable, and no departure from it can be allowed, unless sanctioned by the Council of Public Instruction, on the recommendation of the Grammar School Inspector.

2. Pupils shall be arranged in Classes corresponding to their respective degrees of proficiency. There may be two, or more, divisions in each Class; and each Pupil shall be advanced from one Class, or division, to another, according to attainments in his Scholarships, without reference to time.

3. The subjects of the seventh and eighth columns in the list of Studies are optional, except those of Writing and Book-keeping.

The appointments in the Girls' Model School, required, in consequence of the resignation of Mrs. Clark and Miss Clark, having been under consideration, it was,-

Ordered, That Miss Mary Adams be appointed Mistress of the Girls' Model School, in the place of Mrs. Clark resigned, at a Salary of $600 per annum; that Miss Jessie Turnbull be appointed First Assistant, in place of Miss Adams promoted, at a Salary of $500 per annum; that Miss Clara J. Clark be appointed Second Assistant, in place of Miss S. H. Clark resigned, at a Salary of $400 per annum; the above Salaries to commence on the first of August, until which time the present Salaries will be continued. Ordered, That Mr. George Harding's Tender for repairing the roof of the Model School be accepted.

Ordered, That the permission to use Morse's Geography in the Grammar and Common Schools be henceforth withdrawn.

Ordered, That, in future, monthly Meetings of the Council of Public Instruction be held at the hour of 4 o'clock P.M., on the first Monday of each Month.

The Qualifications for the admission of Pupils into the Grammar Schools were approved.

Ordered, That Hodgins' Easy Lessons in General Geography be authorized for use in the Public Schools of Upper Canada.

June 5th, 1865. The time of the Monthly Meeting of the Council having been under consideration, it was,—

Ordered, That the Monthly Meeting be held in future on the second Monday of each Month.

Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The question of the authorization of a General Geography for the Public Schools having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That Lovell's General Geography be authorized for use in the Grammar and Common Schools of Upper Canada,-the Reverend Doctor John Jennings dissented. Ordered, That Hodgins' History of Canada be authorized for use in the Public Schools of Upper Canada.

July 10th, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The applications of Mr. Daniel McGill and Mr. John Douglas, each for a Superannuated Teacher's pension, were approved; those of Mr. Patrick Sherriff and Mr. David Kee were deferred.

October 9th, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

After some consideration of the subject, the Memorial from the Board of Public Instruction for the County of Waterloo was deferred until a fuller Meeting of the Council.

October 30th, 1865. The selection of Meteorological Stations in connection with the Grammar Schools in Upper Canada, as authorized by the Eleventh Section of the Grammar School Amendment Act, having been under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That the following ten Stations be selected as authorized by the Act, videlicet: Windsor, Goderich, Barrie, Stratford, Simcoe, Hamilton, Peterborough, Belleville, Cornwall and Pembroke.

The Letter from the Waterloo County Board of Public Instruction, deferred from the last Meeting of the Council, having been again under consideration, it was,

Ordered, That the Council purposes, with as little delay as possible, to adopt the best means within its power to get the series of National Readers revised and better adapted to our Canadian Schools, when due consideration will be given to the remarks and suggestions of the Board of Public Instruction for the County of Waterloo.

The Copy of the new Regulations, required in accordance with the provisions of the Grammar School Improvement Act of this year, including the former Regulations, were laid before the Council and revised.

December 12th, 1865. Several Communications were laid before the Council.

The Letter of Mr. James Forsyth, Gardener of the Grounds of the Department, and others, having been under consideration, the Council declined to make any addition to their Salaries at present.

The Letter of Mr. Armstrong, Drawing Master, having been under consideration, the Council was not prepared to make any change at present.

CHAPTER XLIII.

CORRESPONDENCE ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

I. LETTER FROM DOCTOR RYERSON TO THE PROVINCIAL SECRETARY,

I have the honour to enclose herewith the resignation of the Reverend Doctor Adam Lillie as a Member of the Council of Public Instruction for Upper Canada, he having removed to Montreal, as President of a Congregational College established there. I beg at the same time to submit to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor in Council, as Doctor Lillie's successor, the name of the Honourable William McMaster of Toronto. Mr. McMaster is an earnest friend of public education, is in every way qualified for the appointment proposed, and is a Member of a Religious Persuasion, (the Baptist,) which has never been represented in the Council of Public Instruction, although a much more numerous Body than the Congregationalists. TORONTO, February 27th, 1865.

II. REPLY TO THE FOREGOING LETTER.

EGERTON KYERSON.

Adverting to your Letter of the 27th of February last, with its enclosure, I have the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to accept the resignation of the Reverend Doctor Lillie of his office of Member of the Council of Public Instruction for Upper Canada, tendered in his Letter to you of the 17th November, 1864.

I am further to state that His Excellency has been pleased to appoint the Honourable William McMaster, M.L.C., to fill the vacancy in the Board caused by the resignation of the Reverend Doctor Lillie. Mr. McMaster's Commission is transmitted herewith. Mr. McMaster has been notified of his appointment. QUEBEC, April 24th 1865.

WILLIAM MCDOUGALL, Secretary.

III. LETTER TO THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM MCMASTER BY DOCTOR RYERSON.

I have very great pleasure in herewith enclosing a Commission appointing you a Member of the Council of Public Instruction for Upper Canada, in the place of the Reverend Doctor Adam Lillie.

TORONTO, April 27th, 1865.

EGERTON RYERSON.

IV. MR. JOHN LOVELL OF MONTREAL TO THE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.

I beg to send you herewith, for submission to the Council of Public Instruction, copies of two of my School Book series, entitled respectively:-Lovell's General Geography, and Easy Lessons in General Geography.